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'We've deepened our partnership with India through Quad': US Secretary of State Blinken

Thu, 21 Dec 2023 17:25:48 S O Correspondent

WHO terms Covid strain JN.1 'variant of interest' due to its rapid speed

Wed, 20 Dec 2023 17:08:32 S O Correspondent

2 Indians Arrested In Nepal With Nearly 400 Kg Of Drugs: Police

Wed, 20 Dec 2023 10:36:11 S O Correspondent

Lebanon rescues 51 Syrians from sinking migrant boat: Army

Sun, 17 Dec 2023 17:20:46 S O Correspondent

Lebanon on Sunday rescued more than 50 people, mostly Syrians, from a sinking migrant boat off the country's north coast, the army said.

WHO calls Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital a 'bloodbath' after repeated Israeli bombings

Sun, 17 Dec 2023 17:13:20 S O Correspondent

The emergency department at the Al-Shifa hospital in northern Gaza, devastated by Israeli bombardments, is "a blood bath" and is "in need of resuscitation", the WHO said Sunday.

Hamas leader issues threat to Blinken, urges retribution from America for Gaza casualties: Report

Sat, 16 Dec 2023 01:29:25 IG Bhatkali

A top Hamas official has called for violence against the allies of Israel, specifically advocating attacks on American and British "interests," as a response to the deaths of Gaza citizens.

India votes in favour of UNGA draft resolution demanding immediate ceasefire in Gaza

Wed, 13 Dec 2023 15:53:46 S O Correspondent

India voted in favour of a draft resolution in the UN General Assembly that demanded an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict as well as the unconditional release of all hostages.

Fire in hospital near Rome kills at least four, forces evacuation of facility and patients

Sun, 10 Dec 2023 10:59:24 S O Correspondent

A fire broke out in a hospital on Rome's outskirts, killing at least four people and forcing the evacuation of the facility and its patients, officials said Saturday.

'Will 1945's security plumbing work in 2023?': India tears into UNSC, calls it 'always late today'

Sat, 09 Dec 2023 10:58:41 S O Correspondent

In a scathing criticism, India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj has said the UN Security Council of yesterday is "always late today" and questioned whether 1945's "security plumbing" will work in the year 2023.

Rich nations need to ditch fossil fuels by 2040: Scientists tell UN

Sat, 09 Dec 2023 10:51:13 S O Correspondent

Rich countries need to stop using coal by 2030 and oil and gas by 2040, with poorer nations following a decade behind, to give the world a chance of limiting warming to 1.5C, climate scientists told the UN Friday.

21 Fishermen Arrested For Allegedly Poaching In Sri Lankan Waters

Thu, 07 Dec 2023 17:59:48 S O Correspondent

At least 21 Indian fishermen have been arrested for allegedly poaching in Sri Lanka's territorial waters, the island nation's Navy has said, taking the total number this year to 195.

Las Vegas attack: Three killed in shootout at University of Nevada; gunman shot dead

Thu, 07 Dec 2023 11:36:34 S O Correspondent

A gunman killed three people and critically wounded a fourth Wednesday at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas before being killed in a shootout with police, authorities said. The attack sent shock waves through a city still scarred by the deaths of 60 people in a 2017 mass shooting only a few miles away on the famous Strip.